Pre-Drilling Activities in the Permian Up 8.5% in December 2021

By Greg Tsichlis - January 13, 2022

Analysis from Sourcenergy DirtWork Alert^TM detected an increase of 8.5% in pre-drilling activity in the Permian Basin in December 2021 compared to November 2021.

713 oil & gas pre-drilling activities were detected in December compared to 657 in November. These detections include well pad and frac pond developments, and in many cases, are discovered before a permit has been filed.

Permian Basin pre-drill activity up 8.5% in Dec 2021 vs Nov 2021

Here is a list of the top 10 operators driving this activity (along with associated detections):

Oxy (36)
Diamondback (30)
Pioneer (29)
Mewbourne ( 19)
Hibernia (18)
Endeavor (13)
Surge ( 13)
EOG (12)
XTO (12)
Blackbeard (10)

For additional details on operators, surface owners and locations of this pre-drill (and pre-permit) activity please contact us: [email protected]

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DirtWork Alert^TM uses satellite technology (see image below) in combination with permit data and applies artificial intelligence & machine learning to identify upstream activity earlier and more accurately than any other source. And in many instances these pre-drilling activities are detected before a permit has been filed.